SHELL SILVERSTEIN
F a l l i n g U p I tripped on my shoelace And I fell up - Up to the rooftops, Up over the town, Up past the tree tops, Up over the mountains, Up where the colors Blend into the sounds. But it got me so dizzy When I looked around, I got sick to my stomach And I threw down. N e e d l e s a n d P i n s Needles and pins, Needles and pins, Sew me a sail To catch me the wind. Sew me a sail Strong as the gale, Carpenter, bring out your Hammers and nails. Hammers and nails, Hammers and nails, Build me a boat To go chasing the whales. Chasing the whales, Sailing the blue, Find me a captain And sign me a crew. Captain and crew, Captain and crew, Take me, oh take me To anywhere new. P o o r A n g u s Oh what do you do, poor Angus, When hunger makes you cry? "I fix myself and omelet, sir, Of fluffy clouds and sky." Oh what do you wear, poor Angus, When winds blow down the hills? "I sew myself a warm cloak, sir, Of hope and daffodils." Oh who do you love, poor Angus, When Catherine's left the moor? "Ah, then, sir, then's the only time I feel I'm really poor." D a n c i n' i n t h e R a i n So what if it drizzles And dribbles and drips? I'll splash in the garden, I'll dance on the roof. Let it rain on my skin, It can't get in - I'm waterproof. D e s c r i p t i o n George said, "God is short and fat." Nick said, "No, He's tall and lean." Len said, "With a long white beard." "No," said John, "He's shaven clean." Will said, "He's black," Bob said, "He's white." Rhonda Rose said, "He's a She." I smiled but never showed 'em all The autographed photograph God sent to me. Y u c k I stepped in something yucky As I walked by the crick. I grabbed a stick to scrape it off, The yuck stuck to my stick. I tried to pull it off the stick, The yuck stuck to my hand. I tried to wash it off -- but it Stuck to the washin' pan. I called my dog to pull me loose, The yuck stuck to his fur. He rubbed himself against the cat, The yuck got stuck to her. My friends and neighbors came to help Now all of us are stuck, Which goes to show what happens When one person steps in yuck. |